Ash-screener



0. BBERLB. ASH SGREENER.

(No Model.)

Patented May 1, 1894,

ATENT OFFICE.

CHRISTINA EBERLE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

ASH-SCREENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersI-atent No. 519,246, dated May 1, 1894.

Application filed January 10, 1894:. Serial No. 496,346. (No model.)

To all whom t `rota/.y concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTINA EBERLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ash-Screeners, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to certain improve-` ments in that class of apparatus employed to screenor sift ashes, or for other analogous uses.

My invention has for'its object the provision of means by which. a receptacle for the and simple character,

ashes is provided, and which isadapted to be completely covered during the operation of screening or sifting the ashes so that by no possibility can any of the dust or disagreeable odors escape from said receptacle, the mechanism employed to accomplish the result of screening or sifting being completely inclosed and contained within the ashes receptacle and which mechanism held when in operation as to` dispense with the necessity of using any sliding or antifrictiondevices in conjunction with thescreen, it being my object to provide means by which the screening either in an operative or inoperative position, from the exterior of the ashes receptacle.

ashes containing cylinder of anysuitable size or length, and which need not differ in shape from any ordinary receiving receptacle, an annular screeningbox havin gascreen secured to its lowercircular edge, within which screening box the ashes to be screened are deposited and which box when not in operation, for the purpose of screening, rests upon projections from the interior of l.the ashes receptacle, a perforated cover through which is extended a post secured at its lower end to the screening box, a sleeve surrounding said post mounted'on the cover and having an upper beveled edge, and an attachable and detachable handle which engages the post and in conjunction with the beveled edge of the sleeve, in the attachment of the handle, raises the screening box into a suspended position and adapts the same for free rotation or vibration in the operation of screening, the detachment of the handlepermitting the screenis ot' the most positive being so positioned andy mechanism -may be arranged.`

' ing box by gravity to resume its seat when not in operation.

My invention consists further in certain details of construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter to be particularly described, reference being now had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my im proved ashes Screener, partly broken away to show the screen and screening box in section. Fig. 2 is an enlarged central cross sectional view. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the ashes screener the cover being removed for the purpose of illustration.

The ashes receptacle as a whole is designated by the letter A, the lower portion B of which receivesthe ashes after the same have been sifted or screened and the upper portion D of which isadapted to receive the screening box E, which latter, as shown in Fig. 3

morer particularly, is` cylindrical and concentric with the portion D of the ashes receptacle E. The screeningbox E has extended across and secured to each side of the same a cross bar G, the vertical post H being secured thereto midway of its length. The cover J when in position has its flange J positioned between the outer side of the screening box E and the wall of the `ashes receptacle A. Secured to y 'V the upper side of the cover J by means of the To this end my invention consists-in an` annular liange J 3 is the sleeve K through which the vertical post H passes after having first passed through a central perforation 1n the cover J. Secured about the lower annu-` E2. Projected from the inner surface of the `lar edge of the screener box E is the screen portion B of the ashes receptacle A are the y studs L. The upper portion of the post His cut out on both of its sides at H2 thus forming a shankand the button H3; The handle M is slotted at M2 at its t engaging end. and providedwith thebeveled upturned lugs MB and the upper edge of the sleeve His formed with the shoulders H4.

The operation of my device is as follows: When the screening box E and screen E2 are not in use, the said screening box rests upon` projected lugs L, the handle M being detached. In order to sift the ashes the cover .I is rst removed by raising the same vertically until free of the post l-I, when the ashes ICO may be deposited within the screening box E,

the cover then being readj usted by engaging the same over the end of the post H and lowering said cover until it finds a seat, as shown in Fig. 2, the ashes receptacle Abeing then completely closed andsealed and the screening box E being still seated on the lugs L. When this is accomplished the handle M, heretofore detached, is brought into such a position as that the shank H2 of the post His within the slot M2. In order to engage and attach the handle with the post H the handle must first be elevated into the position shown by the dotted lines in Fig.'2, so that the lugs M3 first engage under the button H3 and as the handle M is then brought into its horizontal plane and pushed forward the forward portion of said handle rides up and upon the shoulders H4 of the sleeve K and thus at the same time draws upwardly upon the post H and thus in turn raises the screening box E from off the lugs L, so that the screening boX is adapted by means of the handle to be rotated in a continuous circular path or from side to side for the purpose of screening or sifting the ashes-within .the screening box E.

It is evident that I provide a simple and cheap attachment for the purpose of effecting the results, which is practically noiseless in its operation and which does not permit the escape of dust or disagreeable odors so that, if desired, my apparatus may be employed to sift the ashes within a dwelling Without inconvenience.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In an ashes screener, an inclosed ashes receptacle, a screener receptacle positioned within the ashes receptacle and adapted to be moved therein, a screen secured to said screener receptacle, means for sustainingr the latter when not in use, an attachable and detachable handle, a connector between the handle and the screener receptacle, and astationary inclined plane or planes acting as a fulcrum in the attachment of the handle to the connector, whereby the screener receptacle and screen may be raised clear of the means by which the saine are held when not in operation.

2. In an ashes screener, an ashes receptacle, a cover therefor, a sleeve mounted on said cover having inclined planes formed thereon, a screener receptacle positioned within the ashes receptacle, means for sustaining the screener receptacle when not in use, an attachable and detachable handle, and a connector between the handle and screener receptacle.

3. In an ashes screener, an ashes receptacle, a cover therefor, a sleeve mounted on said cover having inclined planes formed thereon, a screener receptacle positioned within the ashes receptacle, means for sustaining the screener receptacle when not in use, an at tachable and detachable handle having a slotted engaging end, and a connector having a shank adapted to be engaged by the slotted end of the handle, which connector is secured to the screener receptacle and passes through the sleeve.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

- CHRISTINA EBERLE.

Witnesses C. C. BULKLEY, L. M. BULKLEY. 

